Islamic state: 5 Arab countries unite to fight against the jihadists Islamic State http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAWEB20140825115544/ 25.08.2014 at 12:42 By Jeune Afrique[image: Decrease font size] [image: Increase font size] [image: Print out] [image: Send] [image: Share this article] [image: Men of IE in Raqqa, in June 2014.]Men of IE in Raqqa, in June 2014. © Welayat Raqa / HO / AFP Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan have agreed on Sunday of the need to fight against the jihadists of the Islamic State (EI). After a ministerial meeting to be held Sunday, August 24 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, five Arab countries - Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Jordan - said in a statement it had discussed "the progress of the terrorist and extremist ideology, and disorders experienced by some Arab countries," referring to the advanced jihadists of the Islamic State (EI) in Iraq and Syria. They also discussed " the severe impact "on" states in the region and the threat that [these jihadists] pose to global security and peace. " The five Arab countries have focused particularly on "the developments of the situation in Syria" and concluded that "a convergence of views on the issues raised and the need to act seriously (...) to protect the safety and stability of Arab States, "the statement said.
>> Read also : Saudi Arabia to the Grand Mufti, the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda are the # 1 enemy of Islam. Iraq "needs help" Indeed, the day of the meeting, Syria sank deeper into chaos. The IU took the Tabqa of the last bastion of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in the northern province of Raqqa military airport, according to the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (OSDH) and Syrian television. The OSDH reported 541 dead after clashes between the jihadists and the regular army. Raqqa province becomes the first in the country to come under the control of jihadists. In Iraq too, the help of the international community is pressing. The EI has launched a new assault to seize the main refinery in the country, Baiji (200 km north of Baghdad). Iraq "needs help and support from everyone (...) of all forces against terrorism," said the head of the Iraqi Foreign Hoshyar Zebari, at a conference Press Sunday. submitted for Others Results The results of the meeting should be submitted to the other members of the Arab League, consisting of 22 countries in total. The meeting was held in camera. It gathered around the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, his counterparts in Egypt, the UAE and Qatar and an adviser to Jordan, representing "the Arab members of the International Contact on Syria. " Possible American strikes For their part, the United States are already conducting air raids in northern Iraq to stop the spread of jihadist IE and could, according to the press, consider widening their strikes in Syria. These items were discussed after the recent execution of American journalist James Foley by EI , buried Sunday. Lire l'article sur Jeuneafrique.com : Terrorisme | État islamique : 5 pays arabes s'unissent pour lutter contre les jihadistes | Jeuneafrique.com - le premier site d'information et d'actualité sur l'Afrique Follow us: @jeune_afrique on Twitter | jeuneafrique1 on Facebook __._,_.___ ------------------------------ Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> ------------------------------ Visit Your Group <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmOXRxcWIwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0MDkwMDE1MjM-> [image: Yahoo! Groups] <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJldmptdG5wBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQwOTAwMTUyMw--> • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • Unsubscribe <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> __,_._,___ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
